Brazil’s Republic holiday is marked by protests against Lula da Silva

Brazil’s Republic Proclamation holiday this Tuesday, November 15, is marked by protests against the elections of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party – PT, left).

Demonstrators have been in the streets since October 30, when runoff elections in Brazil were held.

Through social networks, demonstrators have scheduled acts throughout the country, mainly in Brasilia, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.

They call on the population and ask for the annulment of the election.

In Brasilia, the SSP (Public Security Secretariat) informed that traffic on the Esplanade of the Ministries would be restricted throughout the day.

The Três Poderes Square remained closed.

“The closure was made for preventive security reasons, to avoid circulation of vehicles and people in the same place, because of the possibility of public acts in the central region of Brasilia, as identified by the intelligence sectors of the security forces.

“After the event’s end and the public’s dispersion, the reopening of the Esplanade will be evaluated,” said the agency.

There is a concentration of people in Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, and Recife.

With information from Poder360

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